How to track mileage, hours, donations and more in the USA 250 Challenge

Join The American Legion’s yearlong celebration of America’s 250^th birthday by participating in the challenge, tracking your progress, and supporting disabled veterans and military families.

The American Legion’s yearlong USA 250 Challenge is off and running as a way to celebrate the nation’s 250^th birthday by embracing physical activity, mental wellness and community service. For a $30 registration fee, participants receive their choice of a challenge T-shirt — in red, white or blue, of course — with the proceeds going to the Veterans & Children Foundation.

Learn more and register for the challenge today.

The registration is a two-step process. After completing registration at the link above, you will receive a confirmation email. Then, our partner, Eventgroove, will move you into the system where miles/hours/etc. are tracked and donations can be made. Right now they are generally turning those around in one business day. 

Once Eventgroove has completed that step, you will receive an email with the subject line, “Your participant registration is confirmed” from Legion Fundraising, noreply@legion.giving. 

That email explains how to track your mileage, hours, etc., toward your goal as well as your fundraising progress.

Here’s how to get started with fundraising and tracking activities:

• In the aforementioned email, you will receive a personalized link to your fundraising page. Click the link and create an account to get started.

• Once created, you can customize your fundraising page.

• Share your link with friends and family and encourage their support.

• From that same page, you can also log your activities (or units). Click on “Log Units” under “View Fundraising Page.” This is how you update and track your progress toward your goal of 250 miles, hours or other units.

• That should bring up your page (for example, John Smith’s Activity.) Click on the blue bar that says “Enter Units.”

• That brings up a prompt where you can select a date and enter the number of units — miles, hours, etc. — that you achieved. Please note: You can enter the total each day, or do so on a weekly, monthly or irregular basis by compiling and entering the total for the preceding time period. 

If you still have questions or need assistance, please contact the organizer by visiting the Campaign Page and clicking the button in the bottom right of the page.